​Pep Says De Bruyne Is Set for Training Return

Pep Guardiola expects Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne to return to training in the next few days.

The Belgian playmaker suffered a knee ligament training in August and was initially ruled out for up to four months.

However, Guardiola confirmed he is close to being able to rejoin his team-mates.
“He’s making the last steps,” said the City boss. “He’ll start taking a small part in training in the next days I think. Everything is going well.”

Guardiola says Benjamin Mendy is also making good progress but confirmed the defender was late arriving for a treatment session on Sunday after tweeting a picture of himself at Anthony Joshua’s world title fight in the London the previous night.

“He should be here. He knows it. I spoke with him,” Guardiola said.
Meanwhile, Guardiola says Phil Foden must be patient in his quest for a first Premier League start.